A Capital Idea

The Jefferson Memorial Gets a Glamorous Yet Energy-Efficient Lighting Facelift
To commemorate its 100th anniversary in the year 2001, Osram Sylvania president Dean Langford was looking for a project to showcase the company's cutting-edge energy-efficient products. As a co-chair of the Alliance to Save Energy, he heard that the National Park Service was hoping to relight the Jefferson Memorial to celebrate the bicentennial of Jefferson's presidency. Osram sponsored the project, donated the ...